Telegram-herald., 1887-02-20
THE DOOMED VILLAGE
The Flood at Lyons Hourly
Grow.-g Worse.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AMONG PEOPLE
a Long LIST Of Destitute families
Wno are Dependent on Char
itg-A Conten npfinie Trick
---an EDITORS Crit

t,t.ts.ss - tti f..sstsS-stt.s
iseNs Mich. ieb. ia-Ihs situation
here Is extremely affecting The STRAIN has
been 30 great tor tns past twelve days ihai
fle brafesl heart grows SICK 81 ihe prestni
Yfospsa Tie heavy raius have swollen
lae rger 70 nesfiy as faraer vorme ta.
with the advantage oi haune lee ioe aaa
lrf vood o. ohsrrcE is course There b.
alsa q c.itlAe. thirty ieei wide lron- above
lav lam g. Fix o7 eleh, rods below tte
1roee - hich takes poreon oi tae Naiei
ia4t Otherwise must uos through fhe
Streets. with al lAis So our favor lhore {.
Sci fully tour fee, of wster in s. brase
the msln stree, wilh . Tremendous eur
rent
Senator Root feierhoned Yesterday al
noon that ils Ian 'r1 .cr EGo stated aua
several later oispalohes shows ihai it is sl.l
moving People who hgve .au,iasraol
themselves win every feature believe ilf
Lansing gorge and the great Yo.ume ot
Haifr behind Is viii swell the vo.ume S.
L.iee fee, above the highest po.ui sel
ree he'd.
- 2. m your correspondent uar.
measurement az tle hrtee aul iouui ihe
water within fourteen ar1 p AhH lnCn~s ~
ile poiu. reached az 3 CLOCK iat sA-af.
day. whlca was the HIGHEST fa
reached. Tie people are aware oi ih.
impending danger aud tfe gang
men are busy N.h Iauale seek b. o.
work wafer caannel past thl ls.isE.
Departing az opening He main c4unle.
tlag are working wherever 5 wsiel rsf
seems possible across .aW lands. ihfote el
leIas and Woofs. a11 where ior lnuel a-f
rellef
As pen this d.spaleh ,Le toon'ar 70
pi1~l0us l- heard e. OFTEN IS tvery aIfr
I'd, ouds. sul wind is blowing fram the
sauthNest freezing coatnr at llt over
everything. blsls are ~ |a lsl with - ae
10 make lafl.sa0aln ln them earFer1us
Skeiehers and YAo,onanaers art rass
scene sst1eriar. end reparer age pot Uaul
lrF. AS g. fne people thff Art So NH.u
l.t ilal the most startling ..ls-ltE ls fit
81 .me bat for moment .gli ana 1zl
every nan. woman and cflll dat csn Ierl
a helping hsnd s pressed nfo tle ser oe
seven case. 0f sickness b y been reported.
thus Gar. ile effect 0i exposure
Ile feiie committee have received nearly
aiN1 and are pros4ciDg isr illF oue run-
irei people. Mucu oi ta.s assistance comes
lr1m very poor people y BIO contribute lacir
mite a. Aii the bome oss. tle bone -s'
show ug nea-ly two hundred names ior g. -
many dollars
Tie d.s.o1rasing reports from Lansing
has nearly dish eaftruel iAe oraFesi isia.
goIarv suffering can 3o borne ~lth i0riiiude
bar weeks Of devastation snd terror VIII
w-aken the strongest hopes. Ia-lv one
hundred people have been helped hv tie
comntitie from lbe.r scauiy fund Follow
.ng IS nearly q complete list ~ tho~ WHO
have been driven from their homes tc taf
bounty vi irieuos 0r have been helped br
the committee
SITS. Crtleud0n and aeed mother.
" j.. Sherwood, wife aud son.
T. ~. RGdgers. wife and Two children.
John Mossgr wife and Two children.
y. Hamler and wife.
Mrs Mary Hall widow.
Mrs Aldrch widow and four children.
Mrs. Petit widow ana tvo ch ldreu.
D.. O.. Crawford. wife and chld.
ward johnson. wife and child
stephen Denny wife and four children.
3. NGuce and wife.
IT,. II Ranger and wife
James Fraser. wife and three children.
~ s Barnard and w ie.
T. u. Reul aud wife.
Alex McFarlane sickl invalid uncle
wife and three children.
W G.. HaWley, Jr. wife child aud two
invalid sisters.
T.. r. smith wife invsldl sad four ohH.
Greu.
John Pfeifer. wife and three children.
J.. Kinney wife and three children.
Geo. II Gates wlfe and eight children.
Many II these families are broker ur.
some Iva one place and soIne in another
parfsk ng 0f suct charity as the poor blt
charitable families are afford.